Explore Sri Lanka in 3D

The seaside capital: markets, colonial arcades and a buzzing food scene.

Colombo’s golden beach suburb: a long sandy strand, seafood grills and sunset views.

A lagoon and beach town by the airport, known for its fish market and canals.

A riverside beach town famed for its hilltop stupa and basketware.

Golden west-coast beach for watersports, river safaris and sunset boat rides.

Home of traditional devil masks, woodcarving and a lively fishing beach.

Coral reef snorkelling, turtles and one of the south coast’s liveliest beaches.

A coastal town with the colourful Munneswaram temple and a busy fish market.

A lagoon peninsula famed for kitesurfing and dolphin-watching.

A Dutch-era walled city of cobbled lanes, cafes, boutiques and ocean ramparts.

A curved palm-fringed bay near Galle, great for swimming and snorkelling.

A gentle bay perfect for learning to surf, with the tiny Taprobane island.

South-coast beaches, surf, coconut-tree hill and blue-whale watching.

Quiet, wide beaches and turtle-nesting coves on the deep south coast.

The ancient tank town that is the gateway to Yala and Bundala safaris.

A multi-faith pilgrimage town in the deep south, sacred to many communities.

The island's premier safari park: leopards, elephants and lagoons.

A coastal wetland national park and a paradise for migratory birds.

Wide-open savanna national park with near-guaranteed wild elephant sightings.

A UNESCO tropical rainforest, dense with endemic birds, frogs and trees.

The country's largest, wildest national park, dotted with natural lakes.

Famous for "the Gathering", one of the largest wild elephant congregations.

Hill capital and home of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

"Little England" in the tea highlands: cool air, waterfalls, emerald estates.

Hikes, the Nine Arches Bridge and some of the island's best viewpoints.

A ridge-top tea town with the sweeping panorama of Lipton’s Seat.

A mild-climate hill town in the heart of Uva tea country.

Sri Lanka’s second-highest waterfall, with natural infinity pools up top.

Sri Pada, the sacred mountain climbed through the night for its sunrise.

Misty highland plateau and the sheer cliff drop of World's End.

The white-water rafting capital, set in lush rainforest by the Kelani River.

A cool riverside village for hiking, cascades and mountain scenery.

The "City of Gems", ringed by waterfalls, tea and the road to Sinharaja.

A rugged UNESCO mountain range of cloud forests and trekking trails.

Spice gardens, the Aluvihare cave temple and the road up to the hills.

The 5th-century Lion Rock fortress rising from the jungle, a UNESCO wonder.

The Golden Cave Temple: five caves of Buddha statues and painted ceilings.

The handy hub of the cultural triangle for safaris and village tours.

The famous elephant orphanage, where the herd bathes in the river each day.

Ancient sacred city of dagobas, monasteries and sacred bo trees.

The cradle of Sri Lankan Buddhism, a hill of stairways, stupas and caves.

A mysterious forest monastery ruin on a rise above the dry-zone plains.

A medieval royal capital of stone temples and giant carved Buddhas.

A busy hub town beneath dramatic elephant-shaped rock outcrops.

A natural harbour city with the clifftop Koneswaram temple and whale trips.

A long white-sand east-coast beach with snorkelling at Pigeon Island.

A shallow, calm bay with resorts, ideal for easy swimming and sunbathing.

A lagoon city of Dutch forts, "singing fish" and quiet east-coast beaches.

The east coast's legendary point break and laid-back surf town.

The northern peninsula: Tamil culture, islands, temples and cuisine.

A remote island of baobab trees, windmills, birds and a Portuguese fort.

A gateway town between the north and the cultural triangle.

A coastal Colombo suburb of furniture workshops and the calm Bolgoda Lake.

A breezy river-mouth beach town just south of Colombo.

A green inland town near the Henarathgoda botanical garden.

Home of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, a richly painted riverside temple.

A gateway town where the lowlands meet the Sabaragamuwa hills.

A southern coastal city with a Dutch star fort and the Dondra lighthouse nearby.

A relaxed surf and stilt-fishing stretch between Galle and Weligama.

A lagoon and beach known for its lake islands and stilt fishermen.

A west-coast resort town with an old mosque and a lively fishing harbour.

A quiet golden beach famed for sunsets and turtle hatcheries.

A deep-south port city near salt pans, wetlands and the road to Yala.

The green capital of Uva, ringed by the Dunhinda and Muthiyangana sites.

A dry-zone crossroads town below the hills, near Buduruwagala’s rock carvings.

A quiet Uva town beneath a peacock-shaped rock, gateway to the deep south-east.

A cool Sabaragamuwa town linked to prehistoric "Balangoda Man" and hill trails.

A busy southern town that is the handiest base for Udawalawe safaris.

A railway town in the tea hills between Kandy and the highlands.

A lagoon town of salt pans and fishing at the top of the west coast.

A dry-zone junction town near the giant Aukana Buddha statue.

A tank-and-paddy town in the east, close to Gal Oya’s boat safaris.

A busy east-coast town along the palm-lined shore south of Batticaloa.

A northern town on the road to Jaffna, ringed by tanks and paddy plains.

A remote north-east coastal town with wide, empty beaches and lagoons.

The northernmost town of Sri Lanka, with lighthouses and palmyra shores.

A windswept Jaffna island of wild ponies, coral walls and baobab trees.